Capstone Project Overview

The purpose of this Capstone Project is for students to examine and solve real world information assurance problems and apply associated techniques to create practical solutions. The course takes an integrative and senior security officer approach to address the policy, risk, and control opportunities within cyberspace and IT environments. Deliverables 1 through 5 focus on preparing students toward the final Capstone Project. Skills, experience, and knowledge gained through the completion of prerequisite courses will be used throughout each deliverable. The project contents to be addressed are as follows:

Project Deliverable 4: Infrastructure and Security

Due Week 7 and worth 90 points

Project Deliverable 4 is a two-part deliverable using MS Word and MS Visio, or their open source equivalents. You are the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of a law office that occupies four (4) floors of a high-rise building in downtown Washington, D.C. There are approximately 50 PCs on the first floor, 150 PCs on the second floor, and 40 PCs on both the third and fourth floors. The servers for each department reside on their respective floors. The director of the accounting department has expressed concerns about the security of his files. For this assignment, you will explain the key functions of a cyber-security policy catalog. Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Submission Requirements

• Document (MS Word)
• Microsoft Visio Plan (MS Visio)

Section 1

Write a three to four (3-4) page deliverable in which you:

1. Explain the major cyber governance issues in an organization and, because of those issues, examine how organizations develop communication protocols.
2. Describe the security issues found on a network, and arrange them from highest to lowest, mapping out security loopholes to justify your answer.
3. Differentiate between intellectual property theft and cyber espionage. Determine how you, as the CSO of an organization, would deal with both cases and what standard operating procedures you would follow.

Section 2

4.  Using Microsoft Visio, or an open source alternative such as Dia, illustrate the flow of data for both input and output information in an infrastructure. The diagram must map any issues in terms of a cyber-infrastructure.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Discuss the threats of modern technology in the workplace.
• Discuss how policies play an important role in techniques adopted for cybersecurity.
• Discuss the various issues related to cyber governance, cyber users, cyber management, and cyber infrastructure.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information assurance.
• Write clearly and concisely about information assurance topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Design Effective Graphics, Tables & Other Visuals

Mitosis and Meiosis Presentation

Case Study: Miranda v. Arizona 384 U.S. 436 (1966)

The Research Paper will be a comprehensive research review of the significant principles of management communications used to successfully achieve organizational objectives. For this assignment of a minimum of eight pages, you need to integrate material from the readings, multimedia, and class discussion boards, and also reflect on professional experience where possible. It is mandatory to include research from the classroom text as well as from six scholarly sources to support your views. Consider the validity of your resources carefully before using them in academic papers. Use at least one professional example to address the topics below.

The following components must be included in order for the paper to be complete:

• Explain effective communication norms in a business setting.
• Describe the role of interpersonal communication both as a manager and as an employee. What specific techniques have you used to overcome barriers to communication? Be sure to specify your role in the communication.
• Explore the role of international and intercultural interpersonal communications in today’s global businesses.
• Describe both verbal and nonverbal management communication.
• Explain approaches for effective written management communication.
• Analyze various approaches for engaging an audience during a presentation and encouraging active listening.
  • Describe effective methods of conflict resolution.
  • Analyze techniques for leading teams and group meetings.

Writing the Research Paper

The Research Paper:

• Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least six scholarly resources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford Online Library.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Final Project: Using Visuals to Communicate a Message

Visual media can have a significant impact on how effectively a message is communicated. Appropriate and strategic visuals can inspire the audience, lend clarity to a message, and, in general, say things that words alone cannot.

Throughout this course, you decided on a message to communicate, determined the most effective platform or medium for that message, and selected the most appropriate visuals to support the message. For the Final Project, incorporate a minimum of three different types of visual design, such as typography, graphics, and images to deliver your intended message. Note that if you did not create the visual, you must include a reference for the visual(s) contained in the project.

For this project, use the concepts you’ve learned in this course to effectively apply visuals to a business-related message. Below, you will find just a few examples of how visuals can be utilized to communicate a message in the business setting. Feel free to use any of the examples listed below, or if you choose to select examples not included on the list, be sure to request instructor approval prior to completing the Final Project.

Examples of Business Communication	How Each Example Might Look for Your Assignment
Presentation on department achievements	PowerPoint slides with visuals such as video clips, images, and charts and associated speech in the Speaker’s Notes section at the bottom..
Print advertisement for your own business	Word document or PDF version of an advertisement, complete with appropriate image(s), embedded (or links to) video clips, composition, typography, and company logo and website.
Training materials on your job responsibilities	Word document or PDF version of job instructions using typography, composition, and relevant images and video to promote clarity.
Company website	Word document, PowerPoint, or PDF mock-up that illustrates what you would want your website to look like. Complete with appropriate images, effective composition and color usage, company logo, video clips, and shapes representing where the buttons would be.

 

Your Final Project must contain aspects of each element discussed in the course as it applies to your example communication piece. It must use appropriate typefaces, deliver a clear message, and have clear brand identity. It must also use an appropriate composition of graphics, photos, video, or other visual media. In addition to the text, your paper must contain a minimum of five scholarly sources, two of which must be from the Ashford University Library.

In your five- to seven-page paper (not including the title and reference pages or the three visual media examples), be sure to address the following:

 

• Discuss the rationale behind choosing each of the three media elements and support your discussion with concepts from the course material.
• Explain why the media elements contained in your Final Project deliver the message you intended to communicate.
• Describe the intent of the message.
• Apply a minimum of five concepts from the course material to support your choice of media elements. For example you may use concepts such as visual literacy, perception, visual marketing, storytelling, design, branding, social media, communication theories, or any of the other concepts presented during the course. Be sure to discuss the relationship of the concepts to the media elements that you have chosen.

Writing the Final Paper

The Paper:

 

1. Must be five to seven double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages or the three visual media examples) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. Title page, reference page, and any exhibits or appendices are not counted in the paper length.
2. Must include a cover page that includes:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must include a title page and an abstract.
4. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
5. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
6. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
7. Must use a minimum of five scholarly in addition to the text, two of which must be from the Ashford University Library.
8. Must use APA style to document all sources.
9. Must include a reference page that includes the scholarly sources that you relied upon in constructing your paper per APA guidelines.
10. Must be written in the third person.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

adding for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 160	Assignment 1: Financial Analysis
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. From an investor’s view, review the last annual report for chosen company. Use financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Include the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors.   Weight: 35%	Did not submit or incompletely used financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Did not submit or incompletely included the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors.	Partially used financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Partially included the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors.	Satisfactorily used financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Satisfactorily included the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors.	Thoroughly used financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Thoroughly included the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors.
2. From an investor’s views, discuss at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest investing in this company. These may include environmental responsibility (sustainability), corporate governance, etc. Explain the main reasons why these are important to an investor.   Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely discussed at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest investing in this company. Did not submit or incompletely explained the main reasons why these are important to an investor.	Partially discussed at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest investing in this company. Partially explained the main reasons why these are important to an investor.	Satisfactorily discussed at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest investing in this company. Satisfactorily explained the main reasons why these are important to an investor.	Thoroughly discussed at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest investing in this company. Thoroughly explained the main reasons why these are important to an investor.
3. 3 references   Weight: 7%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
4. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting Weight: 7%	Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.	Numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.	Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.	Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
5. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and  reference section Weight: 7%	Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.	In-text citations and references are given, but not in APA format.	In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.	Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.
6. Information Literacy/Integration of Sources Weight: 7%	Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.	Sources are rarely integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.	Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.	Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
7. Clarity and Coherence of Writing Weight: 7%	Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.	Information is somewhat confusing with not enough reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.	Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.	Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

 

Week 6 Assignment 1 – Submit Here

Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.

Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Assignment 1: Financial Analysis

Due Week 6 and worth 160 points

Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research one (1) publicly traded company and review its last annual report. Use an investor’s view to perform financial analysis and discuss various non-financial factors impacting investment decision.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. From an investor’s view, review the last annual report for chosen company. Use financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Include the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors.
2. From an investor’s views, discuss at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest investing in this company. These may include environmental responsibility (sustainability), corporate governance, etc. Explain the main reasons why these are important to an investor.
3. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze and interpret financial statements.
• Evaluate management control systems and examine their relationship with accounting and planning, including feedback and non-financial performance measurements.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial accounting for managers.
• Write clearly and concisely about financial accounting using proper writing mechanics.

What Can Nurses Do?

Many people, most of them in tropical countries of the Third World, die of preventable, curable diseases. . . . Malaria, tuberculosis, acute lower-respiratory infections—in 1998, these claimed 6.1 million lives. People died because the drugs to treat those illnesses are nonexistent or are no longer effective. They died because it doesn’t pay to keep them alive.

–Ken Silverstein, Millions for Viagra. Pennies for Diseases of the Poor, The Nation, July 19, 1999

Unfortunately, since 1998, little has changed. For many individuals living in impoverished underdeveloped countries, even basic medical care is difficult to obtain. Although international agencies sponsor outreach programs and corporations, and although nonprofit organizations donate goods and services, the level of health care remains far below what is necessary to meet the needs of struggling populations. Polluted water supplies, unsanitary conditions, and poor nutrition only exacerbate the poor health prevalent in these environments. Nurses working in developed nations have many opportunities/advantages that typically are not available to those in underdeveloped countries. What can nurses do to support their international colleagues and advocate for the poor and underserved of the world?

In this Discussion, you will consider the challenges of providing health care for the world’s neediest citizens, as well as how nurses can advocate for these citizens.

To prepare:

• Consider the challenges of providing health care in underdeveloped countries.
• Conduct research in the Walden Library and other reliable resources to determine strategies being used to address these challenges.
• Using this week’s Learning Resources, note the factors that impact the ability of individuals in underdeveloped nations to obtain adequate health care.
• Consider strategies nurses can use to advocate for health care at the global level. What can one nurse do to make a difference?

Post by Day 3 a description of at least two challenges related to providing adequate health care in underdeveloped countries. Then, describe two strategies you might use to address those challenges, and explain why. Finally, describe one strategy nurses might use in advocating for health care at the global level, and explain why this would be an effective strategy.

Readings

• Knickman, J. R., & Kovner, A. R. (Eds.). (2015). Health care delivery in the united states (11th ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
  • Chapter 4, “Comparative Health Systems” (pp. 53-72)

    The chapter showcases different models of health care systems in order to help policymakers and managers critically assess and improve health care in the United States.

  • Chapter 10, “The Health Workforce” (pp. 213-225)

    Review this section of Chapter 10, which details health workforce issues for nurses and nurse practitioners.

• Milstead, J. A. (2013). Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
  • Chapter 11, “Global Connections” (207–217)

    This chapter addresses how the health status of individuals and populations around the world can affect policymaking in a country.

• Bloch, G., Rozmovits, L., & Giambrone, B. (2011). Barriers to primary care responsiveness to poverty as a risk factor for health. BMC Family Practice, 12(1), 62–67.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article details a qualitative study that was conducted to explore the barriers to primary care responsiveness to poverty. The authors explicate a variety of health impacts attributable to poverty.

• Harrowing, J. N. (2009). The impact of HIV education on the lives of Ugandan nurses and nurse-midwives. Advances in Nursing Science, 32(2), E94–E108.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article explores the impact of an HIV/AIDS education program for Ugandan nurses and nurse-midwives. The author details the motivations behind the program and recommendations for the future.

• Koplan, J. P., Bond, C., Merson, M. H., Reddy, K. S., Rodriquez, M. H., Sewankambo, N. K., & Wasserheit, J. N. (2009). Towards a common definition of global health. The Lancet, 373, 1993–1995. Retrieved from http://www.cfhi.org/web/fckeditor/uploaded/File/publications/intro%20page%20links/Toward%20a%20Definition%20of%20GH%20June%202009PracticalGlobal%20PublicHealth.pdf

  This article provides a full description of the components that comprise global health care in detail.

• Gapminder. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.gapminder.org

  This website explains statistical graphs and tables of life expectancy and incomes around the world.

• Global Health Council. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.globalhealth.org

  This website houses the productivity and efforts of the Global Health Council as the world’s largest alliance dedicated to improving health throughout the world.

• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: U.S. Global Health Policy. (2010). Retrieved from http://kff.org/globaldata/

  This website focuses on major health care issues facing the United States, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy.

• International Council of Nurses. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.icn.ch/

  This website documents the efforts of the International Council of Nurses to ensure quality nursing care for all, as well as sound health policies globally through the advancement of nursing knowledge and presence worldwide.

• United Nations Statistics Division. (2011). Retrieved from http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm

  This website examines global statistical information compiled by the United Nations Statistics Division.

• University of Pittsburgh Center for Global Health. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.globalhealth.pitt.edu/

  This website analyzes health issues that affect populations around the globe through research at the University of Pittsburgh.

• The World Bank (n.d.) The costs of attaining the millennium development goals. Retrieved from http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/mdgassessment.pdf

  This article states that many countries will have to reform their policies and improve service delivery to make additional spending effective because the additional aid for education and health with not be enough.

 

Community issues paper on school performance(1500 -1200words)

Problem Definition Mechanisms of Influence

In this module, you learned about different forms of influence that might affect policy situations. In this assignment, you will explore different forms of influence in devising policy solutions.

Tasks:

In a minimum of 300 words, post your responses to the following:

• Explain the role of influence in policy advocacy. Toward whom are influence efforts directed? When does the influence begin, and when does it end?
• Discuss at least three different forms of influence that policy advocates may exercise. What factors should be considered when determining which influence technique to use? Create three examples of the three influence techniques you discuss targeting a specific issue (i.e., at least one example per technique) and explain why it is most appropriate for the situation.

Submission Details:

• By Saturday, February 13, 2016, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
• Through Wednesday, February 17, 2016, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. While responding, comment on the types of influences selected by other students. You should focus on why you believe these might or might not be effective. You should also provide a rationale for your feedback.